Diagnosis
Taking Charge of My Story as a Cancer Patient at the Hospital Where I Work
Being an “interesting” patient who also happened to be a trainee made me a morbid little celebrity.
When It Hurts So Bad: On Fighting a Depressive Episode
“I feel like I’m hyperventilating. I can’t stop crying and I can’t breathe. I’m afraid I’m going to drown on dry land.”
The Pain Clinic
The opioid crisis has made it risky for doctors to prescribe pain medications to suffering patients in need.
Schrödinger’s Cancer
You think you’ll never take wellness for granted. But, despite your best intentions, you do.
The Land Without Shoelaces and Sharps: Two Misdiagnoses
For seven years, I lived afraid of my own mind, only to learn it had been a mistake.
Premature Baby, Preexisting Condition
“I am terrified that one day we will not pursue a treatment our son needs because we can no longer pay for it.”
To the Next Young Black Woman Facing Breast Cancer
“I’ve fervently wished to see women who look like me and have lived through this.”
A View from the Beyhive’s Cheap Seats When All You Want Is a Baby You Can’t Have
“Even in that happy space, doubt, disbelief, and a gnawing sadness started to swirl, rise, and create confusion.”
“Let Me Pass Away”: When Your Mother Blames You for Your Cancer Diagnosis
“My mother assumed I must have done something to bring a rare blood cancer upon myself.”
When All This Is History: North London, the Land, and Life with a Neurological Disorder
I have never been anything but this ragged, medicated self; I have never been less aware of the ground beneath my feet.